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Marine Le Pen speaks during an interview with Reuters in Paris. In an interview with Reuters ahead of Sunday’s decisive second round, Le Pen reaffirmed she wanted to take France out of the euro and said she hoped the French people would have a national currency in their pockets within two years. REUTERS/Charles Platiau


France Has a Leader, But Not Yet an Opposition

France Has a Leader, But Not Yet an Opposition

When I arrived in France a week ago, many Americans were asking whether this election was going to be the French Brexit, and Marine Le Pen the French Trump. Given the strength of Emmanuel Macron’s lead in the polls, I thought this was the wrong question. France, in...
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PARIS, FRANCE – MAY 07 : Supporters of the ‘En Marche!’ (Onwards!) political movement, Emmanuel Macron celebrate after the results announced at the Esplanade du Louvre in Paris, France on May 07, 2017. (Photo by Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)


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Centrist French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron. (AFP)


Emmanuel Macron: France’s Super Star

Emmanuel Macron: France’s Super Star

Paris – At 8:00 pm on Sunday night, French television channels will display the image of the new president of the country who will succeed Francois Hollande and lead the country for the next five years. Up until this moment and if opinion polls are to be trusted, all...
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Marine Le Pen attends a meeting focused on civil works in Paris, France, February 23, 2017. (Reuters)


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Marine Le Pen will be hoping to continue to defy the odds in a
second round runoff in May. – Reuters


What if Marine Le Pen Wins French Elections?

What if Marine Le Pen Wins French Elections?

Paris – What if far-right candidate Marine Le Pen wins the French presidential elections? A question asked by voters who oppose the far-right wing two weeks before the anticipated event, amid surveys suggesting that Marine Le Pen will make it to the second...